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In some senses, no-mark is marked as slang, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.
no-mark
noun 2verb 1
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2NO-MARK + NOUN
community
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noun
1
An insignificant person; one who fails to make a mark.
My favourite bit – bar the attempt to enforce a ruthless caste system in the no-mark community – is the prissy way Danny asterisks the word fuck …
If you had a daughter, and I want you to think about this seriously, would you honestly want her wasting herself on a no mark like that?
2
A score in athletics having after having not set a valid ground marking in a distance measurement. A score of 0 metres, resulting from faulting/fouling out of competition.
verb
1
To fail to record a valid score, and produce a score of 0 or no-mark (no distance), by failing to make a valid ground mark from an attempt, and fouling/faulting out of competition.
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My favourite bit – bar the attempt to enforce a ruthless caste system in the no-mark community – is the prissy way Danny asterisks the word fuck …
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If you had a daughter, and I want you to think about this seriously, would you honestly want her wasting herself on a no mark like that?
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She's said to be 'in pieces' after reading nasty comments calling her a 'no mark Brit' on American websites just as she's mentally girding her loins for her big move to Los Angeles.
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